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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
431 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

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...THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         76    100 PM  83    1911  65     11       79       
  MINIMUM         59    630 AM  22    1895  45     14       57       
  AVERAGE         68                        55     13       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.81 1965   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.51                      2.54   0.97     4.19    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.00                     14.30  -1.30    13.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.80                      8.79  -1.99     8.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       183    -16      135       
  SINCE DEC 1    779                       971   -192      813       
  SINCE JUL 1    981                      1194   -213      908       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE LAFAYETTE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        82      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        18      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2006......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 18 2006......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   559 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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